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Department of Criminal Justice
California State University - Bakersfield
CRJU 477
Terrorism
Dr. Abu-Lughod, Reem Ali
Future of Terrorism
Future of Terrorism: New Threats
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Will it change?
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Intolerance and resentment
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Different types of T remain alive in society today
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“one person’s T is another person’s freedom fighter”
Terrorist Environments in the 21st Century
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State sponsored
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Dissident T
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Religious
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Ideological T
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Criminal Dissident T
Future Sources of T
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The Middle East e.g. Rafik Hariri of Lebanon
Palestine and Israel. The intifadah, establishment of the
State of Israel
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Latin America: Colombia and narcotraficantes
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Europe: Madrid 2004, London July 7, 2005
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Africa: Ethno-national communal conflict
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Asia: New People’s Army (NPA), Marxist guerilla group in
Philippines. Overthrowing government
High-Tech T
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Information technology
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Cyber-terrorism
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Weapons of Mass destruction
Exotic Technologies:
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Electromagnetic Pulse Technologies (EMT): disable
microchips and military information
Plastics: thwart detection from metal detection
Liquid Metal Embrittlement: chemicals theoretically weakening
metals when applied
CONTROLLING T: NEW CHALLENGES
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Deterring Ts
Government responses: peaces processes, social
reforms, negotiations
Societal responses: ideological changes, multicultural
changes and diversity in America
The “melting pot” in America
New Fronts in a New War
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Covert “shadow wars”: deployment of military
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Domestic (Homeland) security measures
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Counterterrorist Financial Operations
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Global Surveillance of Communication Technologies
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Identifying and Disrupting Transnational T Cells and
Support Networks “connect the dots”
The Use of Force as Deterrence
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General Deterrence
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Specific Deterrence
CONCLUDING REMARKS
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Fighting the enemy?
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The innocent and collateral damages inflicted
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Ideologies
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Preparedness to future threats
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The change in foreign policy
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Impact on society and social change